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Cultivating Challenge
Challenge is the bedrock of happiness. Cultivating challenge will spark your interest and enthusiasm to enjoy this wild gift called life. Find some inspiration to act here.
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Don’t miss this opportunity from Shepherd University!
Fellow teachers! We have written a lot on this blog about using regional writers in our classrooms, and if you haven’t checked out the #AppalachianSyllabus tab on this web site, you need to. If you’ve wanted to explore Appalachian Read more…
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Four Ideas for New Year’s Writing Activities
BY: LIZ JORGENSEN Hey there, happy Sunday! If you followed the advice of the many teacher blogs telling you to relax and take time for self-care over break and are now scrambling for some back-to-school lesson ideas… We got you, Read more…
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Snow Days: blessing or curse?
January! Definitely a word that triggers lots of emotions: new beginnings, resolutions, auld lang syne and for teachers, the midpoint of the school year. We’re in the home stretch!! But there’s always a little teeny tiny hiccup this time of Read more…
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Clear Vision
By Toni M. Poling I don’t make personal resolutions at the beginning of each new year. This is mostly because I try not to lie to myself. In the past decade I’ve joined a gym. I’ve quit the gym. I Read more…